The City of Brotherly Love is also the city with the most-tipping love. Based on
Zagat's newly released Philadelphia survey, the city's residents leave a generous
19.6 percent tip on average, compared to the countrywide average of 19 percent. Diners in New York — long considered the most expensive place to live in the US — only tip equal to the countrywide average, while those in Los Angeles tip below average at 18.4 percent.
Starbucks Adds Healthier Food Options The company is hoping that the healthier breakfast options, which debut Sept. 3, will bring consumers back to the ailing company.
Despite the
soaring cost of food prices, fast-food chain
Burger King announced that it will be
adding two petite-sized, lower-cost items priced at $1.39: the Cheesy Bacon BK Wrapper and the Spicy Chicken BK Wrapper.
Burger King is attempting this strategy in a frenzied fast-food climate, as the industry is struggling to balance
rising costs of food with value-added items. Fast-food companies such as
McDonald's have had a difficult time keeping value items
under the traditional $1 mark.
Today in San Francisco, a new bar opens — and a social experiment begins.
Honor Bar will have an honor-based billing system. While the wine list suggests prices ranging from $8 to $15 per glass, how much you slide into the provided money slot is entirely up to you and your conscience.
Boston Market is the latest restaurant chain to succumb to sluggish spending. The Golden, CO-based corporation announced yesterday that it will offer a
larger discounted menu of 11 meals for $5.
Boston Market joins a list of food chains — such as Subway, Quizno's, and
Domino's — that have been promoting meals for $5.
It's no secret that I've got pets on my mind 24/7 . . .
Last week Jack in the Box
expanded their breakfast menu to include brunch bowls, and this week
Domino's Pizza has announced plans to introduce submarine sandwiches. The pizza delivery chain will offer four different kinds of baked sandwiches, including a Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich and a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. The $4.99 sandwiches will be delivered with or without a pizza order.With the sandwiches, which are available to order beginning on Aug.
Like many young American women, Kendra Wilkinson loves the food at
Olive Garden. However, unlike the majority of these women, Kendra is a Playboy Playmate, girlfriend to
Hugh Hefner, and star of the reality show
The Girls Next Door. On the series, she expresses her profound love for the Italian chain's artichoke dip and unlimited breadsticks.
A recent study by the
Center For Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
has shown that restaurants are incredibly dirty. From moldy refrigerators to live cockroaches to unsanitary prep and cook surfaces, the study illustrates the huge number of restaurants that are cited with health-code violations. Sarah Klein, an attorney for the CSPI, explains why most restaurants have a long way to go before they meet the Food and Drug Administration's health codes: Restaurants aren't motivated to pass a very high safety bar.
On this day in 1991, the world's largest
Burger King opened in Budapest, Hungary. At the time, the establishment — which was decorated with Beatles posters and other symbols of Americana — was built to break the hold that
McDonald's had on the Central European market.
You may hit the drive-thru when you get a late-night craving or know what combo meal to order, but what do you really know about this
fast-food royalty.
